Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Journals "Parasitology international"
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Instar growth and molt increments in Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) chalimus larvae
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02)The salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is an ectoparasitic copepod causing severe problems to the fish farming industry and to wild salmonids. Morphologically, all stages in the life cycle of L. salmonis have been ... -
Molecular tools for the detection and identification of Ichthyobodo spp. (Kinetoplastida), important fish parasites
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Ichthyobodo spp. are ectoparasitic flagellates of fish that may cause disease (ichthyobodosis), a common problem affecting the aquaculture industry worldwide. Ichthyobodosis in farmed fish is often associated with a range ... -
Resurrection of genus Phocanema Myers, 1959, as a genus independent from Pseudoterranova Mozgovoĭ, 1953, for nematode species (Anisakidae) parasitic in pinnipeds and cetaceans, respectively
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Species of the genus Pseudoterranova, infect kogiid cetaceans and pinnipeds. However, there is mounting molecular evidence that those from cetaceans and pinnipeds are not congeneric. Here, we provide further evidence of ...